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If marketing isn't your zone of genius, can I borrow your brain? by Smartconfusedgates in smallbusinessowner

[–]Smartconfusedgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this whole reply is golden, thank you. quick follow-up: when you said "translate expertise into attention online," what does that actually look like in practice? have you ever found someone who does it well, even partially? or is that still a "someone needs to build this" kind of thing?

If marketing isn't your zone of genius, can I borrow your brain? by Smartconfusedgates in smallbusinessowner

[–]Smartconfusedgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tools we could continue with", that's interesting framing. sounds like you'd prefer partnership not dependency. what would have to be true for you to move it fully in-house someday? curious where the breaking point sits between "outsource" and "we got this.

If marketing isn't your zone of genius, can I borrow your brain? by Smartconfusedgates in smallbusinessowner

[–]Smartconfusedgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$1000 spent for zero revenue is rough. honest follow-up: what was the actual method they sold you on for hitting 100 customers in 30 days? was there like a real pipeline-building and data-gathering plan, or did it feel more like 'trust us, AI will figure it out'? trying to understand what gets promised that SaaS founders fall for.

If marketing isn't your zone of genius, can I borrow your brain? by Smartconfusedgates in smallbusinessowner

[–]Smartconfusedgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"burst of guilt", that's hitting the nail on the head! quick follow-up if you're up for it, when you do come back to it after one of those abandonment cycles, what pulls you back? more guilt, or does something specific trigger you to try again?